I gathered my favorite Gee's Bend quilts, which you can buy directly from the artists! Learn about American quilting history and buy some art!
Here's another image from my clippings collection. Love this Gees Bend Quilt.
It would be very hard not to mention these stunning quilts when compiling an exhibition of denim. While the quilters of Gee’s Bend in Southe...
On Friday, I had the incredible opportunity to attend a meet and greet of sorts for two Gee's Bend quilters, Mary Lee Bendolph and Loretta Pettway Bennett. The event (at the offices of a local law firm who represents the artists) was held primarily to introduce large art galleries and universities t
I was first introduced to the extraordinary tradition of the Gees Bend Quilts by Scott Perkins - director of Preservations and Collections at Fallingwater. Their inclusion in this year’s wonderful Turner Contemporary show at Margate - We Will Walk ; Art and Resistance in the American South - is th
Inside you'll find an easy Gee’s Bend Quilt art lesson for how to make a paper quilt project with your kids. Grab it for your classroom now (it’s free!)
Textile designer Lori Weitzner travels to a historic Quilts Festival in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, home to a remarkable tradition of abstract art.
These mini quilt patterns are designed and sewed onto the T-shirts by Elaine Williams, who stems from a long line of quilters. Founder of the Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy Organization & owner of The Alberta Marketplace, LLC established in 2020. The back has the area map of Wilcox County Rd 29 From Alberta AL [Home of the Historic Freedom Quilting Bee and home of Founding member Estelle Witherspoon]. To Boykin AL [Home of the Gees Bend Quilters]. It features the Alabama river bending around the communities. The phrase "on my way to gees bend was created by Elaine, BECAUSE you are truly on your way to Gees bend. You will find The Alberta Marketplace gift shop [Cafe coming 2022]and The Freedom Quilting Bee, [now a museum] about 10 miles above Gees Bend. Two fine establishments to visit "On Your Way To Gees Bend". Speak with us 334-573-0064 before placing a t-shirt order. NOT all sizes and colors available. We are available Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-4pm We also do custom orders.
I've shared my adaptations of the 8 Gee's Bend quilts from several years ago. I have new blog followers all the time and thought I...
I recently finished one of the most personally fulfilling projects that I have ever worked on. I was asked to make 65 American flags at 4′ x 6′ out of recycled Levi’s jeans, one for every store. Th…
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Since the early 19th century, the women of Gee’s Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin’s The Quilts of Gee’s Bend explores the history and culture of this fascinating group of women and their unique quilting traditions, using meticulous research to offer an exclusive look at an important facet of African American art and culture. In the rural community of Gee’s Bend, African American women have been making quilts for generations. They use scraps of old overalls, aprons, and bleached cornmeal sacks—anything they can find. Their traditions have been passed down through the decades. Much to the women’s surprise, a selection of the quilts was featured in an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 2002. The exhibition then traveled to the Whitney Museum in New York City. “Eye-poppingly gorgeous,” wrote a critic for the New York Times about the exhibition. He continued, “Some of the most miraculous works of modern art America has produced.” Rubin is known for producing well-researched, highly praised, and sophisticated biographies of artists and other important figures. Through similar research, The Quilts of Gee’s Bend shares specifics about this rare community and its rich traditions, allowing children to pause to consider history through the eyes of the people who lived it and through a legacy that is passed on to the next generation.
The quilts of Gee's Bend - a powerful example of impoverished, black women creating works of art from scraps of fabric. Their story and work are inspiring.
I teach this lesson as a variation on lines specifically thick lines. We also touch on patterns in art and how our "eyes love patterns"! I...
Carolyn Murphy is a self-taught textile artist who was originally inspired by Denyse Schmidt and the Gees Bend quilters.
Was $4599 Now $2250. Free shipping. No coupons accepted for this order. Quilters had an opening at a museum, Barbara Barran would have a trunk show of her rugs based on their designs. Barbara went to Gee’s Bend to present her ideas to the Quilt Collective, and to sign an agreement to use the designs under license. The quilters retain the copyright to all of their work. Barbara Barran has been working with the Gee’s Bend Quilters since 2003. She has shown and sold their work at over 25 US museums, paying the quilters a royalty for the use of their designs. She has visited Gee’s Bend, AL, several times and stayed at the home of Ruth Kennedy and Lucy Mingo, shown standing in front of the Quilt Collective.. Working with the quilters has been the highlight of her design career. Custom Gee’s Bend Quilt designs and sizes are available. For more information, please write to info [!at] Classicrug.com or call us at 718-768-3338. I color matched each rug to the original quilt when the quilts were shown at the Whitney Museum. and I have made several trips to Gee's Bend during my years working with the quilters. These rugs have been shown and sold at over 20 US museums. To make this rug, weavers follow a pattern to tie knots to the warp, creating a fine, thin rug. In hand-knotted rugs, the finer the rug, the thinner it is. But because there are so many knots per square inch, the rug fibers are very dense. The rug is constructed of all-natural materials. There are no added chemicals. This is a top-quality rug that will give you years of use. The New Zealand wool will not pill or break off, and it does not have an odor, as many cheap wool rugs do. This rug should be vacuumed with a non-beater brush vacuum. Do not use a bagless cyclonic. Clean any spots with foam Resolve cleaner for wet spots and powdered Resolve for dry spots. The rug can be steam cleaned at home periodically, as needed. Please note, these are area rugs and not quilts. We do not accept returns.
I managed to get a ticket to see ‘The Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers’ at Alison Jacques Gallery. Where a small collection of Gee’s Bend are being shown. Gee’s Bend is in Albam…
Born of resourcefulness and enlivened by improvisation, quilts made by African American women of Gee's Bend, Alabama, are recognized as masterful works of textile art.
The quilts of Gee's Bend - a powerful example of impoverished, black women creating works of art from scraps of fabric. Their story and work are inspiring.
This past year or so has been a little bit of a journey of sorts- through exploring Gee's Bend Quilts. During 2018 in the Salt Lake Modern quilt group, I designed a Gee's Bend Inspired
Inside you'll find an easy Gee’s Bend Quilt art lesson for how to make a paper quilt project with your kids. Grab it for your classroom now (it’s free!)
The quilts of Gee's Bend - a powerful example of impoverished, black women creating works of art from scraps of fabric. Their story and work are inspiring.
I gathered my favorite Gee's Bend quilts, which you can buy directly from the artists! Learn about American quilting history and buy some art!
Inside you'll find an easy Gee’s Bend Quilt art lesson for how to make a paper quilt project with your kids. Grab it for your classroom now (it’s free!)
The quilters of Gee’s Bend have achieved worldwide recognition for transforming the act of quilting into an artform, one which they have passed from generation to generation over the past 200 years. Their work is now held in museums worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum and the Smithsonian. But it is only in recent years, thanks...
Born of resourcefulness and enlivened by improvisation, quilts made by African American women of Gee's Bend, Alabama, are recognized as masterful works of textile art.
I’ve talked about barn quilts, which I just learned about this year, and a new trend that I am seeing starting are barn quilt trails. These are noted ‘trails’ that take people fro…
The quilts of Gee's Bend - a powerful example of impoverished, black women creating works of art from scraps of fabric. Their story and work are inspiring.
